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✨Artist Spotlight: Behind the Scenes of the @waterfireprov x @designwhat collab✨

We sat down Ashley, owner of @designwhat , to talk about her inspiration for our new WaterFire x DesignWhatHaveYou jewelry collection ✨ 🔥 

Ashley has vended at both @waterfireprov + the @waterfireartscenter showcasing an element of WaterFire’s impact - our organization of artist vending streets (which not only attract thousands of people) but also make a huge impact and support the sustainability and growth of small businesses that make a living here in PVD/RI by selling their artwork. Her studio is located right down the street from the @waterfireartscenter , in the Valley Arts District which is loaded with so many talented and unique artists.  By making WaterFire inspired merchandise with local artists - our products celebrate community which is what WaterFire is all about. All proceeds support WaterFire as well as the local artists/businesses that we work with. ❤️‍🔥🙌🏼

DesignWhatHaveYou has teamed up with WaterFire Providence to create pieces which resemble the quintessential elements of WaterFire. With this new collection you can choose from Blue Water, Orange Fire, and Red Fire in both studs and dangles. All can be found online on our store website on in the gift shop @waterfireartscenter. 

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✨Artist Spotlight: Behind the Scenes of the @waterfireprov x @designwhat collab✨

We sat down Ashley, owner of @designwhat , to talk about her inspiration for our new WaterFire x DesignWhatHaveYou jewelry collection ✨ 🔥

Ashley has vended at both @waterfireprov + the @waterfireartscenter showcasing an element of WaterFire’s impact - our organization of artist vending streets (which not only attract thousands of people) but also make a huge impact and support the sustainability and growth of small businesses that make a living here in PVD/RI by selling their artwork. Her studio is located right down the street from the @waterfireartscenter , in the Valley Arts District which is loaded with so many talented and unique artists. By making WaterFire inspired merchandise with local artists - our products celebrate community which is what WaterFire is all about. All proceeds support WaterFire as well as the local artists/businesses that we work with. ❤️‍🔥🙌🏼

DesignWhatHaveYou has teamed up with WaterFire Providence to create pieces which resemble the quintessential elements of WaterFire. With this new collection you can choose from Blue Water, Orange Fire, and Red Fire in both studs and dangles. All can be found online on our store website on in the gift shop @waterfireartscenter.

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Tonight at 6:30 at the @waterfireartscenter!

Join us with our partners @symposiumbooks for the first WaterFire Symposium of 2024 in the gallery @waterfireartscenter on Thursday, April 25 starting at 6:30 p.m. with critically acclaimed hhhauthor and visual artist, Robert Zeller (@robzellerart) as he discusses his newest book, New Surrealism: The Uncanny in Contemporary Painting (@_newsurrealism)

The book offers a sweeping exposition of both historical Surrealism and its legacy in the world of contemporary art. It demonstrates the many ways in which the most significant art movement of the last century continues to be relevant today, featuring an international selection of contemporary artists whose compositions and studio practice reveal its influence.

Tonight at 6:30 at the @waterfireartscenter!

Join us with our partners @symposiumbooks for the first WaterFire Symposium of 2024 in the gallery @waterfireartscenter on Thursday, April 25 starting at 6:30 p.m. with critically acclaimed hhhauthor and visual artist, Robert Zeller (@robzellerart) as he discusses his newest book, New Surrealism: The Uncanny in Contemporary Painting (@_newsurrealism)

The book offers a sweeping exposition of both historical Surrealism and its legacy in the world of contemporary art. It demonstrates the many ways in which the most significant art movement of the last century continues to be relevant today, featuring an international selection of contemporary artists whose compositions and studio practice reveal its influence.
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🔥**NEW COLLECTION ALERT**🔥

@waterfireprov is excited to announce our collaboration with @designwhat on a new jewelry line. Ashley has been both participating and vending at WaterFire Providence events for the past 17 years; she believes it to be a quintessential part of Providence and provides support for businesses like hers that rely on event-goers for sales of their artwork. Inspired by WaterFire, Ashley wanted to create something that would capture its essence.

Each piece takes inspiration from an element of WaterFire, handcrafted by Ashley. The products in the collection include:

💙🔹🌀 Blue Water Studs + Dangles
🔥🧡 ✴️ Orange Fire Studs + Dangles
❤️❣️💥 Red Fire Studs + Dangles

Studs start at $15 and Dangles start at $20, all which are laser cut acrylic and crafted in the @designwhat studio (located right near the @waterfireartscenter in the Valley neighborhood!) ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

This line comes just in time for Mother’s Day and will be sure to dazzle! Be sure to come into the store or check this line out on our website. Our store hours are Wed. – Sun. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays until 9:00 p.m. 🔥🔥🔥 🔗 in bio

🔥**NEW COLLECTION ALERT**🔥

@waterfireprov is excited to announce our collaboration with @designwhat on a new jewelry line. Ashley has been both participating and vending at WaterFire Providence events for the past 17 years; she believes it to be a quintessential part of Providence and provides support for businesses like hers that rely on event-goers for sales of their artwork. Inspired by WaterFire, Ashley wanted to create something that would capture its essence.

Each piece takes inspiration from an element of WaterFire, handcrafted by Ashley. The products in the collection include:

💙🔹🌀 Blue Water Studs + Dangles
🔥🧡 ✴️ Orange Fire Studs + Dangles
❤️❣️💥 Red Fire Studs + Dangles

Studs start at $15 and Dangles start at $20, all which are laser cut acrylic and crafted in the @designwhat studio (located right near the @waterfireartscenter in the Valley neighborhood!) ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

This line comes just in time for Mother’s Day and will be sure to dazzle! Be sure to come into the store or check this line out on our website. Our store hours are Wed. – Sun. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays until 9:00 p.m. 🔥🔥🔥 🔗 in bio
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WaterFire is pleased to announce the 2023-24 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort (@waterfire.accelerate) group exhibition, When I Get Home. On view from May 30 through June 30 in the gallery @waterfireartscenter.

Ranging across a wide variety of media, these six artists are united by their collective interests in their roots, grief and growth. Exploring the human condition and connection, When I Get Home provides a space for all to commemorate the self, family, and loved ones. 

Featured ‘23-24 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort Artists:
Kannetha Brown (@kannetha.brown)
Sydney Darrow (@sydneydarrowart)
Emily Gray (@emilysweb.jpg)
Andrea Pascual (@makemefeel.better)
Adolfo Peralta (@uh.dolfo)
Leiyana Simone Pereira (@leiyanasimone) 

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30 | 6-9pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, June 9 | 3-4pm 
Artists Networking Night: Thursday, June 20 | 5-9pm
(coinciding with @gallerynightprovidence and #TroopTop)
With additional Creative Labs Workshop offerings throughout the month of June, registration for these workshops to follow.

We hope you’ll join us in our collective efforts to celebrate these artists and their outstanding accomplishments.

WaterFire is pleased to announce the 2023-24 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort (@waterfire.accelerate) group exhibition, When I Get Home. On view from May 30 through June 30 in the gallery @waterfireartscenter.

Ranging across a wide variety of media, these six artists are united by their collective interests in their roots, grief and growth. Exploring the human condition and connection, When I Get Home provides a space for all to commemorate the self, family, and loved ones.

Featured ‘23-24 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort Artists:
Kannetha Brown (@kannetha.brown)
Sydney Darrow (@sydneydarrowart)
Emily Gray (@emilysweb.jpg)
Andrea Pascual (@makemefeel.better)
Adolfo Peralta (@uh.dolfo)
Leiyana Simone Pereira (@leiyanasimone)

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30 | 6-9pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, June 9 | 3-4pm
Artists Networking Night: Thursday, June 20 | 5-9pm
(coinciding with @gallerynightprovidence and #TroopTop)
With additional Creative Labs Workshop offerings throughout the month of June, registration for these workshops to follow.

We hope you’ll join us in our collective efforts to celebrate these artists and their outstanding accomplishments.
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Opening Thursday (May 2!) in the gallery ... Sculpting Silent Narratives: My Love Letters, a month-long solo exhibition by Janice Lardey (@jlardey) @waterfireartscenter. This exhibition is a poignant exploration into the untold stories and a tribute to the resilience of generations of women in Lardey’s family exploring themes of identity, societal expectations and belonging. The artist utilizes diverse techniques and styles experimentally and playfully to sculpt out the stories from these women. Lardey draws inspiration from the expressive potency of symbols and patterns found in West African textiles, infusing her artistic practice with their rich cultural significance. Through her meticulous use of patterns, symbols, colors, and abstraction, she reimagines these traditional motifs within her own narrative and creates a visual language to imbue her textile pieces with layers of meaning, uncertainty and emotions.⁠
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Each piece serves as a love letter, celebrating imperfection and inviting viewers into the tender vulnerability often associated with womanhood. Through interactive elements and collaborative storytelling with these women, the exhibition sparks conversations about gender roles, empowerment, self-love and rediscovery.⁠
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The exhibition is on view in the WFAC gallery from Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 26 with an opening reception on Thursday, May 2 from 6-9pm. An artist talk will take place on Thursday, May 23 starting at 6pm. ⁠
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The third Thursday of the month, May 16, is @gallerynightprovidence, the WFAC gallery as well as other art spaces in the city are open late and trolley tours are available.⁠
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WFAC store + gallery hours: ⁠
Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm & Thurs, 10am-9pm⁠
The exhibition is free and open to all, donations encouraged.⁠
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This project was made possible in part through support from the Interlace Grant Fund, a regranting partner of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.⁠
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#InterlaceProjectGrant #DirtPalacePublicProjects #PCGalleries #WarholFoundation #RegionalRegrantingProgram ⁠
@interlacefund @dirtpalace @weddingcakehouse_residencies @warholfoundation.

Opening Thursday (May 2!) in the gallery ... Sculpting Silent Narratives: My Love Letters, a month-long solo exhibition by Janice Lardey (@jlardey) @waterfireartscenter. This exhibition is a poignant exploration into the untold stories and a tribute to the resilience of generations of women in Lardey’s family exploring themes of identity, societal expectations and belonging. The artist utilizes diverse techniques and styles experimentally and playfully to sculpt out the stories from these women. Lardey draws inspiration from the expressive potency of symbols and patterns found in West African textiles, infusing her artistic practice with their rich cultural significance. Through her meticulous use of patterns, symbols, colors, and abstraction, she reimagines these traditional motifs within her own narrative and creates a visual language to imbue her textile pieces with layers of meaning, uncertainty and emotions.⁠

Each piece serves as a love letter, celebrating imperfection and inviting viewers into the tender vulnerability often associated with womanhood. Through interactive elements and collaborative storytelling with these women, the exhibition sparks conversations about gender roles, empowerment, self-love and rediscovery.⁠

The exhibition is on view in the WFAC gallery from Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 26 with an opening reception on Thursday, May 2 from 6-9pm. An artist talk will take place on Thursday, May 23 starting at 6pm. ⁠

The third Thursday of the month, May 16, is @gallerynightprovidence, the WFAC gallery as well as other art spaces in the city are open late and trolley tours are available.⁠

WFAC store + gallery hours: ⁠
Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm & Thurs, 10am-9pm⁠
The exhibition is free and open to all, donations encouraged.⁠

This project was made possible in part through support from the Interlace Grant Fund, a regranting partner of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.⁠

#InterlaceProjectGrant #DirtPalacePublicProjects #PCGalleries #WarholFoundation #RegionalRegrantingProgram ⁠
@interlacefund @dirtpalace @weddingcakehouse_residencies @warholfoundation.
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This is the FINAL week to view, ART is Everywhere: ART inc., A @rhodeislandpbs Exhibition, @waterfireartscenter!

We have been honored to collaborate with @rhodeislandpbs to bring the ART inc. series to life in the gallery this month. “As human beings, we’re innately creative. When we open ourselves to this possibility, we realize that art is everywhere" shared Tracy MacDonald (@doteltracy), the Executive Producer, Arts and Culture at RIPBS, "We’re thrilled for the opportunity to collaborate with WaterFire for this exhibition. WaterFire shifted the creative culture of the city of Providence and the state of Rhode Island. Their work continues to serve local communities and expand creative possibility. This exhibition is the perfect way to bring ART inc. stories to life in person. This collaboration and curation is its own form of art.”

The exhibition ends this Sunday, April 28, so be sure to stop by before it’s gone!
WFAC store + gallery HOURS:
Wed-Sun 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-9pm

Participating artists and performers from ART inc. are Sam Heydt (@samheydt), William Heydt (@wheydt), Jeff Palmer (@pixelpalmer), Willa Van Nostrand (@wmvn), Eva Goodman (@evagoodmanglass), Jennifer Gilooly Cahoon (@jgcahoonartist), LaDiva Jonz (@ladivajonz), Zuly Palomino Jimenez (@retablospalominojimenez), Eben Horton (@ebenhorton), Jen Nauck (@jennifernauck), Dan Fischer (@onelastwaveproject), Sam Allerton Green (@samallertongreen), and Joel Rosario Tapia (@tapiauno1). Additional artists included are AGONZA (@agonzaart), Savonnara Alexander Sok (@savonnara401), and Kent Stetson (@kentstetson).

This is the FINAL week to view, ART is Everywhere: ART inc., A @rhodeislandpbs Exhibition, @waterfireartscenter!

We have been honored to collaborate with @rhodeislandpbs to bring the ART inc. series to life in the gallery this month. “As human beings, we’re innately creative. When we open ourselves to this possibility, we realize that art is everywhere" shared Tracy MacDonald (@doteltracy), the Executive Producer, Arts and Culture at RIPBS, "We’re thrilled for the opportunity to collaborate with WaterFire for this exhibition. WaterFire shifted the creative culture of the city of Providence and the state of Rhode Island. Their work continues to serve local communities and expand creative possibility. This exhibition is the perfect way to bring ART inc. stories to life in person. This collaboration and curation is its own form of art.”

The exhibition ends this Sunday, April 28, so be sure to stop by before it’s gone!
WFAC store + gallery HOURS:
Wed-Sun 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-9pm

Participating artists and performers from ART inc. are Sam Heydt (@samheydt), William Heydt (@wheydt), Jeff Palmer (@pixelpalmer), Willa Van Nostrand (@wmvn), Eva Goodman (@evagoodmanglass), Jennifer Gilooly Cahoon (@jgcahoonartist), LaDiva Jonz (@ladivajonz), Zuly Palomino Jimenez (@retablospalominojimenez), Eben Horton (@ebenhorton), Jen Nauck (@jennifernauck), Dan Fischer (@onelastwaveproject), Sam Allerton Green (@samallertongreen), and Joel Rosario Tapia (@tapiauno1). Additional artists included are AGONZA (@agonzaart), Savonnara Alexander Sok (@savonnara401), and Kent Stetson (@kentstetson).
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Come open the WaterFire Arts Center Store and Gallery with me! 🔥We’re open Wednesday-Sunday 10-5, and late on Thursdays till 9! 🖼️ Our current @rhodeislandpbs ART inc. exhibition is on display until April 28th, and it is a must see! 👀 See you soon!! 🌸

Come open the WaterFire Arts Center Store and Gallery with me! 🔥We’re open Wednesday-Sunday 10-5, and late on Thursdays till 9! 🖼️ Our current @rhodeislandpbs ART inc. exhibition is on display until April 28th, and it is a must see! 👀 See you soon!! 🌸 ...

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🥇APRIL VOLUNTEER SOCIAL 🥇

Are you ready to compete in the 2024 Volunteer Olympics? "Volympians" will be split up into teams and compete for the gold in "minute to win it" style competitions. Teams will play different types of games that may include different skills like agility, creativity, trivia knowledge, puzzle solving, etc. 🧩🤔🤾

The winning team at the end of the competition will win fame, glory, bragging rights, and go down in Volympics History! Are you ready?

RSVP under “events” on Volunteer HQ! This competition will be taking place on April 17th at the WaterFire Arts Center starting at 6pm! All are welcome to join!

🥇APRIL VOLUNTEER SOCIAL 🥇

Are you ready to compete in the 2024 Volunteer Olympics? "Volympians" will be split up into teams and compete for the gold in "minute to win it" style competitions. Teams will play different types of games that may include different skills like agility, creativity, trivia knowledge, puzzle solving, etc. 🧩🤔🤾

The winning team at the end of the competition will win fame, glory, bragging rights, and go down in Volympics History! Are you ready?

RSVP under “events” on Volunteer HQ! This competition will be taking place on April 17th at the WaterFire Arts Center starting at 6pm! All are welcome to join!
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❤️‍🔥Missing lighting season?❤️‍🔥

So are we!! We are just 43 days away from announcing the 2024 lighting season! We cannot wait to see you all downtown very soon! 🔥

Want to know when we are dropping the lighting dates? Sign up for our newsletters on Volunteer HQ to stay up to date with everything WaterFire! Link is in our BIO! 👀

#providence #waterfire #volunteer #nonprofit #sparkyourappetite #strikethematch #pvd #photography #rhodeisland #river #fire #community

❤️‍🔥Missing lighting season?❤️‍🔥

So are we!! We are just 43 days away from announcing the 2024 lighting season! We cannot wait to see you all downtown very soon! 🔥

Want to know when we are dropping the lighting dates? Sign up for our newsletters on Volunteer HQ to stay up to date with everything WaterFire! Link is in our BIO! 👀

#providence #waterfire #volunteer #nonprofit #sparkyourappetite #strikethematch #pvd #photography #rhodeisland #river #fire #community
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